Sapper [H. C. McNeile] — Temple Tower

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1940 . Cloth. The sixth installment to H. C. McNeile's Bulldog Drummond series, with the scarce, original dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth, with the original, unclipped, very scarce dust wrapper.Seventeenth impression. First published in 1929. Written by Herman Cyril McNeile, a British soldier and author who often drew on his personal experiences in the trenches during the First World War. McNeile is most remembered for his Bulldog Drummond series, writing this collection under the pseudonym Sapper. This work features Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond, a veteran from the First World War who tires of his mundane life and becomes an adventure-seeking detective. The character has since appeared in novels, short stories, in plays, films, on television and in graphic novels. In this particular adventure, Drummond finds himself caught up in a dangerous situation as he fights against the criminal organisation Temple Tower. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light rubbing to the extremities and a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is generally smart, with slight loss to the head and tail of the spine, with the odd tear to the extremities. Tape reinforcing the rear of the wrap, with the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a little age toning, as is usual with the type of paper used. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.